Tim Berners-Lee, who invented www, appealed on Monday for half of world population not to have internet access, which includes billions of women and girls.
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Europe Remembers WWI, One Of Deadliest Conflicts In Human History
Nearly 37 million soldiers and civilians are estimated to have been killed in World War I and many people view the 1914-1918 war as unnecessary.
VIDEO: Populism And The Erosion Of Democracy
Populism is a threat to democracy primarily because it holds the potential of providing the state with a moral status that it otherwise lacks
Our Experiment With Authoritarian Propaganda: American Relativism
It struck me that Alex Jones’ conspiracies, right-wing Eastern European propaganda, Assad’s propaganda, and the reality flipping views I heard one Thanksgiving weekend were eerily similar.
Leading Journalists Demand Justice For Jamal Khashoggi
Leading journalists from around the world pay tribute to Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Arabian journalist murdered in Istanbul this month.
UN Chief Decries Failure To Bring Women Into Peacemaking
Antonio Guterres says between 1990 to 2017, women constitute only 8% of the negotiators, 5% of witnesses and signatories to major peace processes.
VIDEO: Top 10 Brutal Dictators You’ve Never Heard Of
The 10 most brutal, but largely unknown dictators in the world. It is very difficult to believe the incredible behavior of some of these megalomaniacs.
69 Of Richest 100 Entities Globally Are Corporations, Not Governments
The world’s top corporations continue to accrue revenues far in excess of most governments, new figures compiled by Global Justice Now show.
Join In Celebrating World Youth Day For Democracy
On October 18, 2018, the World Youth Day for Democracy will be celebrated under the theme “The New Face of Democracy” in an environment in which democracy is increasingly under threat.
Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Highlights Growing Threat to Journalists
Forty-eight journalists have been killed so far this year, according to a VOA tally, adding to the thousand killed in the past decade-and-half.